Dream Pixel Studios Photography Presents Industrial Revolution | Louis + Ellain

     As a photo hobbyist i always feel like I need to work more to improve my skills. The previous photo shoot was a lot of challenge to me because of the weather and lighting conditions. Louis and Ellain were here in Lubbock for the Thanksgiving weekend and I had a couple of hours before work. Why not do a photo shoot? But it seems like nature was against me. It was freezing that early morning and temperature was climbing slow. Hoping it might get a bit warmer by noon, tolerable enough not to wear thick jackets the whole time. The Gods were good to me! So it was a green light on that one!

     I started searching online for engagement photos locally. No disrespect to fellow photographers they kind of look the same...Parks...Lakes...Grass... I was reading photography articles and browsing the web inspired me with new ideas, Why not Industrial Revolution! I realized that there was plenty of nice back grounds with rich texture and color to experiment with. A nice place to shoot doesn't necessarily mean a very elegant and formal place. Sometimes abandoned buildings have an excellent potential for a photo shoot.  Huge and rusty steel pipes looked perfect the moment I saw it! I have no idea what those were, so safety first, I threw something on it to see if it has electricity flowing and there was none. I know this sounds stupid but I tried to touch it too! (Not a good idea!) I just wanted to make sure it was safe for the the couple and I to venture on.  As we were doing our photo shoot I heard the train coming I just stopped, looked back, and saw the railroad crossing sign. I started running towards the sign and called down the couple. I had to act fast so we can capture the train in the background. I set up my camera manually, looked for a nice angle, focused, and took the shot! That was exciting!  Well at least for me it was!

     We also tried to go to the Ranching Heritage but it was too late when we realized that it was a Sunday and they were closed. We wanted to take advantage of the old houses and tons of interesting stuff inside the RH Center. There's gotta be a second option...there are herd of Longhorns in front of the Ranching Heritage so we decided to try that out and it turned out well. Satisfied with my shots and running late for work, I had to say thank you and goodbye again to Louis and Ellain.

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Louis + Ellain 03.11.12

     Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog site. This is my first photo blog featuring Louis and Ellain's prenuptial or wedding engagement photos. Pictures were taken at Austin Texas, which is 6 hours away from Lubbock where I live. It was a gloomy weather and a bit of chance of rain on that weekend. Presented by this current weather, controlling ambient light and using my off camera flash became a challenge for me to further develop my skills in photography. I am also interested in making wedding trailers so I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to try out some equipments. Armed with a glide cam I started shooting videos every after photo shoots as we went around the Capitol, and we even went inside to take indoor shots. My first challenge with a camera stabilizer was to be able to balance the weight to avoid the camera from bouncing or swaying too much. Which you will notice on the first few clips but, I was able to balance it as we went along. On day two we went up to a cliff with the beautiful bridge on the background. We took some shots in there and just when they we're about to get back down to change to their second set of clothing, rain started pouring and so we just left.

     The videos were edited through Adobe Premiere Pro with Red Giant Software Plug in. Check out the video on the link below. When I started editing pictures I want them to be unique and not to look like common point and shoot pictures. I want the picture to look like its from a magazine, having a different color, texture and perspective. This kind of technique was inspired by a photographer from the Philippines his photography business is called Metro Photo. Hands down to that man, I love his techniques. His photos inspired me to do better. Thanks to Louis and Ellain for their time and patience. They are such a great couple! I wish you both all the best in life.

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My name is Osby and this is my Hobby.